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The Beginning by Jim Dine — VisualArtsDB

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The Beginning

The Beginning

The Beginning

1955–1979

Medium: Etching on light buff wove paper
Dimensions: Plate: 10.1 × 15.1 cm (4 × 6 in.); Sheet: 15 × 18.4 cm (5 15/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
Genre: Etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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